What to do if smoke from the stove goes to the house

The reasons why the stove smokes are, in fact, not so many. Below we will consider the main ones, and tell you how to eliminate the causes of smoke.

Reverse thrust

Most often this happens when the stove has not been heated for a long time, but before the draft was good. It happens because the air flow changes direction and moves back into the room.

In this situation, it is necessary to warm the air in the channels, and possibly in the chimney. To do this, set fire to the paper in the door above to clean the soot, open the burs in the attic, or, in extreme cases, throw burning paper directly into the chimney. In most cases, however, it is enough to open the windows in the house and melt the stove with ordinary paper. If the stove is made efficiently, then most often enough 15-20 minutes to normalize traction.

Strong wind

It happens that with strong gusts of wind, smoke is thrown into the room. The reason is eliminated simply - you need to raise the tip of the chimney above, or change the visor on the chimney.

Incorrect stove installation

One of the most common reasons. However, if the stove smokes from the very beginning, this is one hundred percent fault of the master. In this case, it will not be possible to eliminate the cause of the smoke by yourself, you will have to contact the master, it is better to the one who put the stove on, especially since the smoke was due to his fault.

Physical wear on the stove

All things inevitably wear out, and the stove, due to the constant exposure to elevated temperature, wears out especially intensively. As a result of the natural “aging” of the structure, smoke may occur. A specific reason may be the accumulation of ash and soot in the passages, or a piece of brick may fall off, blocking the smoke exit. Depressurization of the masonry due to cracks in the wall, hog or chimney is quite possible.

To eliminate smoke in this situation, first of all, it is necessary to thoroughly clean the burs and passages from accumulations of ash and soot. Close up all cracks and cracks with a special refractory mortar and restore damaged masonry elements. If all the measures taken have not yielded results, you will have to contact a professional. It is possible that the old furnace will have to be dismantled and a new one built.

Wrong well made

It happens that the stove smokes only when the door is open, and when closed it works normally. The reason for this behavior of the stove is the incorrect laying of the well when the upper part of the door is located above the upper edge of the entrance to the well. Simply put, smoke is easier to exit through the door. Of course, when the door is closed, it becomes easier for smoke to escape through the well. In this case, it is impossible to shift the entrance to the well in almost all cases. Therefore, they do it differently - they build a wall inside the combustion chamber, the upper edge of which is obtained above the combustion chamber. Thus, the draft is amplified several times, and the smoke will pull up, and not into the room.